An Islamic cleric has been arrested for allegedly using a hot pressing iron to inflict serious wounds on a 10-year-old boy identified as Abdulafeez Nurudeen.

Although details of the incident remain sketchy, the 40-year-old Alfa was said to have perpetrated the act at Onilaru area, Ogidi, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

While the offence of the boy also remains unknown, the cleric has since been arrested and dragged to court.

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Photos of shared on social media showed the young boy with serious burns on different parts of his body especially his laps and buttocks

 

 

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